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Alumna joins state Board for People with Developmental Disabilities

University of Wisconsin-Stout alumna Tricia Thompson knew for many years she wanted to be a part of the Wisconsin Board for People with Developmental Disabiliti

January 2, 2020

Alumna Natasha Jerde is director of Minnesota State Services for the Blind. She stands next to the agency's mission statement.

Rehabilitation alumna is new director of Minnesota agency for the blind

Beginning when she was a student at UW-Stout, Natasha Jerde had no doubt about her career path — once she discovered vocational rehabilitation.

October 22, 2019

Kyle Walker is the new Stout Vocational and Rehabilitation Institute executive director.

SVRI strives to help people enter, stay in workforce

When his father lost his sight from diabetic complications and ended up using a wheelchair because he didn’t know how to use an assistive cane, Kyle Walker lear

July 2, 2019

Hayley Bollinger, an assistive technologist with the Stout Vocational Rehabilitation Institute, works on maintaining a wheelchair at the UW-Stout Vocational Rehabilitation Building.

University offers service to maintain, clean wheelchairs

Wheelchairs like any machine need regular maintenance and repair.

June 28, 2019